PARCHED


Meaning of PARCHED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pɑ:(r)tʃt ]

1.

If something, especially the ground or a plant, is parched , it is very dry, because there has been no rain.

...a hill of parched brown grass.

ADJ

2.

If your mouth, throat, or lips are parched , they are unpleasantly dry.

ADJ

3.

If you say that you are parched , you mean that you are very thirsty. ( INFORMAL )

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